English noun: perceptual constancy | |||
1. | perceptual constancy (cognition) (psychology) the tendency for perceived objects to give rise to very similar perceptual experiences in spite of wide variations in the conditions of observation | ||
Synonyms | constancy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | perception | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | brightness constancy, color constancy, colour constancy, shape constancy, size constancy | ||
Domain category | psychological science, psychology | ||